Three hidden gem worker placement games
These three worker placement games have flown under the radar.
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The 24 trick-taking games I played in one weekend
TTUTCON II introduced me to so many amazing games.
Great board games for six players
When your game night expands, there are still plenty of great games to play.
Four board games that break convention
Breaking from the norm isn't a recipe for instant success, but it can make for a great board game.
Six classic board games still worth your time
The board game renaissance is still underway, but it really got started in the 1990s.
Board games with great themes
What's in a theme?
Eight great games from 2025
Every year's a great year for board games, and 2025 is no exception.
Why Haggis is the greatest modern climbing game
What makes Haggis such an enduring game? I'm diving in.
Finding the sweet spot for board game expansions
When are expansions essential, and when are they unnecessary? What's the sweet spot?
Two great games to play this summer: Oddland and Hot Streak
These two games offer two sides of the family-weight coin.
Understanding Reiner Knizia, board gaming's most prolific designer
I'm diving deep into the data.
Why are great flicking games hard to come by?
Flicking games underwent a small resurgence, but why aren't there more of them?
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Flip 7, Looot stand out among 2025 Spiel des Jahres nominees
The annual gaming award nominees were announced.
Retrospectives
Looking back at 2005 in board games
2005 wasn't the strongest year in games — the best was very much yet to come.
What Makes a Game?
Risk as an essential feature in games
We start to try to answer an age-old question: What makes a game?
Newsletter
How tariffs are impacting board game publishers
It's not pretty.
Trick-Taking and Climbing
Four games to replace the classic card game Hearts
Hearts is great, but these four games are newer and shinier.
Great Games
Guiding newcomers into deck-building board games
There's a wide world of exciting deck-building games out there, but finding the right entry points for newcomers isn't always straightforward.
Newsletter
Five great games on Board Game Arena, plus a discussion on U.S. tariffs
It's an awful week for publishers and players alike.
Card Games
Four games from Japan I played last week
Two dexterity games and two card games: There's a lot to love.
Cooperative Games
Mitigating quarterbacking in cooperative games
A persistent issue in cooperative board gaming has led to several solutions.
Great Games
A brief history of the top-ranked game on BoardGameGeek
Why does a game hit #1, and what can we learn from the games that have been there?
Great Games
11 great games from 2015
Let's take a look back at the games from a decade ago.
Card Games
Why we need simple board games
Plus, four great card games from CMYK's new Magenta line